Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.7
S
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
10
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
538
499
410
453
266
234
186
165
131
107
86
59
42
26
22
16
16
16
20
16
15
8
53
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM2.92m
7:01PM2.67m
7:23AM2.76m
8:12PM2.60m
8:49AM2.69m
9:35PM2.63m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.91m
12:42PM0.76m
1:05AM1.02m
1:51PM0.93m
2:26AM1.06m
3:15PM1.00m
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5:11
5:13
5:16
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9:12
9:09
9:07
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
15
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18
18
17
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
6
9
10
11
9
10
10
10
11
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
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